Family meetings really are a great idea! So much good has come out of them and some fun ideas. At our most recent one (we have had all of 2-3 since Alida joined us but the most recent one was particularly "productive" on the generation of creative ideas) we unanimously agreed to start having more regular meetings and family nights.
Tonight was our first ever "official family night" and we decided together that we would go for a walk after dark (Kali's idea), would build a fire in our fire ring (my idea), and would roast marshmallows (Kali's idea) - and Jason and Alida were approving of our ideas, or at least they went along quite willingly.
Leading up to this evening, the Myers-Benner girls had a very fun day at home together and my body is feeling that weary good feeling. Here's a few of the things that filled our day while Jason did some machete work clearing around peach trees in the morning and worked for our neighbor this afternoon. We made homemade grape nuts - haven't done this in years and got inspired when looking in Mom's cookbook for another use for buttermilk. We made graham crackers so those of us that like s'mores could enjoy one (or several) by the fire - I attest to their yummy-ness! We made a double batch of french bread - to share with neighbors, for lunch and for friends coming over later this week. We made blueberry cornmeal loaf (also for sharing and a hosting event and because I got inspired when I saw some organic lemon zest in my freezer that really needed to be put to good use sooner rather than later). We made a peach kuchen and a peach/sour cherry kuchen - again for friends coming over. We made a batch of green pasta for a lasagna and for spaghetti for dinner tonight.
It's been fun to watch Kali's resurgence of interest in cooking/baking with me - sometimes she'll have a cookbook on the counter open to a recipe when I get home from work.
In between the cracks of time in the day I squeezed in a few walks (two of which included naps for Alida), some outdoor play time with Kali, laundry, lots of dishes created by the fun had above, and managed to get all our floors swept so that I don't have to watch Alida with an eagle eye when she is crawling around (for a day or two at least).
A very fun day! It ended with Alida nursing to sleep by the fire while Kali chattered and roasted (or charred in some instances) marshmallows. It was the first time we ever made a fire "just for us" and not for an event in which others were joining us. We'll be doing it again...
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